Forspoken Story DLC "In Tanta We Trust" Launches In May

Forspoken will receive its first story DLC next month in the form of a prequel to the main game. In Tanta We Trust will be released on May 26 and is set 25 years prior to the events of Forspoken, detailing one of the key battles in the game. As Frey continues to research how to stop the Break once and for all in Athia, she finds herself transported to the Purge of the Rheddig, the legendary battle that was briefly spoken of in the game and had massive consequences for everyone involved in it.

Within the lore of Forspoken, the Purge of the Rheddig is regarded as the final battle that eventually corrupted Athia's protectors, the Tantas. There's more to the story than just that, as the influence of the Rheddig plays a key part in Frey's journey across Athia, especially toward the end of the campaign. For the expansion, Square Enix says that Frey will be accompanied by Tanta Cinta and she'll unlock a new set of magical abilities that allows her to use powerful attack combos against the invading Rheddig forces.

"Frey must uncover the answers and save Athia once more--and attempt to save herself," the synopsis for the DLC reads (via Gematsu).

Forspoken was released on PS5 and PC earlier this year, but has seen "lackluster" sales" so far according to Square Enix. The publisher has mentioned that the game "has yielded results that will lead to improvement of our development capabilities" of other games in the future, and developer Luminous Productions is being merged into Square Enix, effective May 1.

"Forspoken is a tricky game to recommend. The lore of its world is interesting but delivered in a stilted expository manner, and the freeing sensation of taking off across the landscape in a magically-propelled sprint is sullied by the knowledge that there's nowhere to go or anything fun to do," Jordan Ramée wrote in GameSpot's Forspoken review. "Combat is visually impressive but not all that engaging, and the excellent sound design and the catchy musical score are regularly undermined by unfunny quips from an unlikable protagonist."